that is dan bowen of fox affiliate of wnyw in new york. thanks, dan, for that great story. thanks eat than and nathan. especially nathan doing right thing as single dad, taking his son to work. what a great christmas present. jamie: the kid is very classy kid. i love the fact there is take your daughter to work today, not today obviously. i think it should be take your son. i like what he did. beautiful story. thank you so much. >>> well one lawmaker is making history over the holiday as texas gop congressman ralph hall becomes the oldest house member ever in u.s. history. hope he doesn't mind me saying so. he is only 89 years young. he says clean living and a little help from the guy upstairs kept him going this long. he is a world war ii veteran who was first elected back in 1980. he surpassed the record of north carolina congressman charles stedman who died in office in 190. that is a long time ago. >>> there are monster waves coming out of nowhere. what happened when they hit hawaii? i hope ed henry is okay. surfers tell their dramatic story. kelly: plus a high-tech mys